School Governing Council and its Role in the
Basic Education Development Plan 2030
December 19-20, 2022
RICHARD T. CATAIN, Ph.D.
Education Program Supervisor
DepEd - NCR
What is School Governance Council?
The SGC shall be the overall coordinating body of all
committees, associations, and organizations in their
schools that shall translate the principle of. shared
governance enshrined in RA 9155 and contribute in
strengthening the. implementation of School-Based
Management.
Reference: DepEd Order 26 s. 2022 item no. 2
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What are the legal bases of
School Governance Council?
1. Republic Act 9155
2. Batas Pambansa 232
3. Education for All (EFA)
2015
4. DepEd Order 26 s. 2022
Reference: DepEd Order 26 s. 2022 item no. 2
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What is the scope of implementation of SGC?
The SGC implementation covers all public elementary
and secondary schools and shall include school
organizations such as the School Planning
Team(SPT), Parents-Teachers Association (PTA),
Supreme Pupil Government(SPG), Supreme Student
Government(SSG)
DepEd-recognized
teacher
organizations, National Employees Union at the
school level, Alumni Association and other school
committees.
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What is the General Purpose of SGC?
• The SGC shall function as a structure for shared
governance and a feedback mechanism at the school
level. However, the SGC shall not manage the school
and shall not have a separate and distinct juridical
personality apart from the school.
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What is the General Purpose of SGC?
• The SGC shall not replace the Parents Teacher
Association (PTA), Supreme Pupil/Student Government,
School Planning Team (SPT), Alumni Association, Child
Protection Committee (CPC), and other existing school
committees/associations/organizations. In fact, the SGC
shall strengthen the school by synergizing the work of
PTA, Supreme Pupil/Student Government, SPT, and
Alumni Association, CPC with the efforts of other
committees/associations/organizations in the school
through shared governance, shared commitment and
shared accountability.
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What is the General Purpose of SGC?
As a structure for shared governance, the SGC shall
be an avenue where the democratic process of
consultation with the school’s internal and external
stakeholders in the decision-making will be observed. As a
feedback mechanism, the SGC shall be a feedback link
between the school stakeholders (learners, parents, and
other school stakeholders) and school management
(school head and personnel) on school performance and
service quality.
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What is the General Purpose of SGC?
The SGC provides a venue for parents, learners,
teaching and non-teaching personnel, internal and
external stakeholders, and the school head to work
together towards continuously improving learning
outcomes and ensuring that children’s rights are
respected, protected, fulfilled, and promoted in a
gender-responsive, non-discriminatory, and inclusive
physical and social learning environment. It shall
have two major purposes: structure for shared
governance and feedback mechanism.
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Role of School Governance Council (SGC) to the
Direction and Attainment of Basic Education
Development Plan 2030
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What is Basic Education Development Plan 2030?
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